My social media feeds are angry. Really angry. People sharing photos of their neighbours, calling out strangers on the street. Judging people they have never met for how they are handling the isolation. And the teens are taking a hit. Photos of them in groups, playing in forbidden parks. Shared by adults on social platforms.…

There are an estimated 3.5 billion smartphone users in the world today. Phones in 2020 are more like miniature computers than the phones of old. Their main functions no longer revolve around traditional phonecalls. A mobile device is now an extension of our body that gives us access to information in the blink of an…

We have a lockdown birthday approaching. My youngest, Libby-Sue, who started out in her blogging stardom as, beautiful baby, is about to turn 10. Which means, Northernmum is also about to hit the decade mark. As I reflect, as she looks to experience what she will remember as her strangest birthday yet, I can’t help…

Lockdown has given most people some additional time on their hands. And we all know from the delivery times online and lack of stock, that decorating has been high on many peoples agenda! We have been very much the same, and currently I am living in a house that has many rooms that need finishing!…

We all know that having a birthday and being in lockdown has potential to be slightly miserable, especially if you’re nine years old and you’re looking to turn double digits, and you’ve been planning your birthday, pretty much since the last one happened. That’s the case in our house. Libby-Sue is about to turn 10…